Necktie.



I. 0; WOLESON.

NECKTIE APPLICATiON FILE'D HAY 22. I914- Patented Apr. 15,1919.

ISADORE DAVID WOLFSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGIIOB TO I. D. WQLFSON,INC CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

NECKTHJ,

Specification of Letters Patent.

r atented Ap'n'id, 1919..

Application flied may 22, 1914. Serial No. 840,181.

The object of this invention is to provide an easilymianipulated anddurable necktie,

and one in which there is economy of the expensive material forming thebody of the tie.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure l is a perspectire view "of a necktie embodying the invention,and

Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively sec- .tions through the tie onlines 2-2, 33,

may be bias-cut, as shown at 30. The material of this strip is the mostexpensive that is customarily put into the manufacture of the tie, as itis the portion which is exposed to view when the necktie is in use. Thefacestrip 10 is folded or turned along its opposite edges 11 and 12 overupon itself forming overlapping marginal flaps 14 and 15 at the back ofthe tie. These marginal flaps are very narrow along the neckband andsomewhat broadened along those portions of the tying ends which areadjacent to the neckband.

The lining-strip 21 is preferably of straight-cut material of less valuethan the more expensive material of the face-strip. This lining strip isof a stronger material, resistant to the strains of use. Thisliningstrip is folded or turned along its edges under upon itselfforming inturned attaching flaps 16 and 17. The lining-strip 21 isplaced at the back of the face-strip 10 with its inturned attachingflaps l6 and 17 resting on the inner portions of the overlappingmarginal, flaps 14 and 15 of said facestrip' and stitchings 23 and 27unite the overturned flaps laand 15 of the face-strip with the inturnedflaps 16 and 17 of the lining-strip.

These stitchings do not extend through the body or outer portion of thelining strip 21;

neither do they extend through the body or outlier portions of theface-strip 10, but are cdyered and concealed by said outer per-- tious;The folded edges'of the face-strip 10 extend beyond the folded edges ofthe lining-strip 21, the folded edges of the facestrip being exposed atthe back of the tie 65 outside the lining-strip, and mar inal stitchings20 unite the layers thereo along'the back of the neckband outside thestitchings 23 and 27 which unite the folded face-strip with the foldedlining strip. The opposite ends or terminals of the lining strip 21 aretapered forming points L0 as shown in Fig. l and the folds of theface-strip 10 are broadened and meet beyond these terminals. The meetingedges of the overturned facestrip are preferably stitched together bymarginal stitchings 22 for a short distance beyond said terminals andthence are unstitched through the remainder of the tie ends as usual inties of'this style. Short cross stitchings 36 unite the meeting edges ofthe face-strip at the back of the tie Where the lining-strip terminates.

The filling 24 is of a width corresponding with the folded faceetriplOand extends into the marginal flaps thereof beyond the concealedstitchings 23 and :27 which unite the face strip with thelining-stripand the outer stitchings 2O penetrate the outer margins of szlid fillingand firmly unite it with the folded edges of the face-strip.

The tieithus constructed has a multiplicity of layers (five more orless) along the tie adjacent to the opposite edges thereof. These layerspractically form slide ribs near opposite edges of the tie whichfacilitate the movement within the collar, and the lateral extensions ofthe folded face-strip beyond said ribs avoid Wear at the edges of thetie, and the stitchings in these folded edges out side said ribsmaintain the shape of the tie and prevent the wrinkling thereof underthe strain of sliding adjustment within the collar.

Thelining strip .31 gives a really smooth and slip-easy continuous bandover the whole length of the tie.

A straight-cut lining-stri when inserted in a bias-cut tie makes t e tiereally a straight tie.

The lining-strip 21 is thin and, eliminates vthe customary single bulkyscam in center or at the side of the ordinary tie.

The tie is cheaper to construct, as the whole tie is put together in oneoperation, including the lining-band 21; it is all made by machine, nohand-stitching being necessary in the construction of the tie There is asaving of the expensive material, by the inserting of the cheap smoothlining material, which saves the better Inaterial on the face of thetie.

Ties are made cheaper, with thi lining, as no hand-slip stitching, whichis weak and expensive to make, is required in the making of this tie,and at the same time the lining gives the tie the appearance of ahand-slip stitched scarf 'instead of a machine-stitched scarf.

' The lining-band 21 is inserted in the operation of making the tie,instead of as an extra and separate operation of inserting the liningafter the tie is otherwise completed.

The tie is made very sightly and neat at the back by the lining-band 21being inserted, owing to the fact that there are no exposed stitches andno exposed edges, as everythingis taken inside.

A strong, reinforced. straighteut, nonyielding lining-band is provided,over the whole length of the tie, in by machinestitehes that are notvisible. and which will stay longer and are less liable to fray out thanhand-stitches.

The lining-band keeps the tie from twisting or wrinkling or pulling outof shape, as it is a straight-cut band that holds the bias silk facematerial from pulling.

'l he cross-stitches 36 at each end of the lin ng-band passing terial,the lining and the filling, add to the Y reinforcing and non-yieldingqualities of the 1ining-band.

' of smooth satin, the

case may be.

through the racing ma- The lining-strip or band 21 reinforces the knot,when the tie is tied up forms, as it extends in the material of the knotat both the top and bottom ofthe same, dueto the length of thelining-strip along the tie.

The lining. strip 0 band 21 may be made individual strips being out outof one piece, as, for instance, thirtysix strips from one yard ofmaterial. Or, where special freedom of movement of the tie in the collaris required, more expensive material, such as ribbon having a speciallysmooth surface, may be used. The liningband i not limited in itsapplication to. any certain form of tie, but maybe employed infour-in-hand, Ascot or other neckties, having both ends alike ordifferent, as the One embodiment of the invention has been described,but it is obvious that changes may b made therein-without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

I claim:

A necktie consisting of'a neckband and two tying ends and comprising aface-strip having its opposite edges overturned along the neckband:t'orming marginal folds. and a lining-strip of antifriction material ofa Width substantially less than the Width of t e neckband portion havingits opposite edges undenturned forming marginal folds narrower than thefolds of the face-strip, said strips being ecured together by concealedstitching' passing through the turned flaps thereof.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISADORE DAVID W OLFSON. Witnesses:

Jos. BISBANO,

F. Hose. 1

